House districts / Virginia
Virginia's 5th congressional district
VA-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Thomas Perriello Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.8mSpent $3.1m · Cash $684k
- John J. Mcguire III Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.4mSpent $2.1m · Cash $382k
8 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 43.2% | Trump 55.4% | 1.4% | R+12.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 45.0% | Trump 53.2% | 1.8% | R+8.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 41.8% | Trump 53.1% | 5.1% | R+11.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 798,638 | |
| Adults (18+) | 644,543 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 97.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 25.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 68.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 19.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 34.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $72,558 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | John J. McGuire III Republican | 57.3% | Gloria Tinsley Witt Democrat others 0.5% | 42.3% | R+15.0 |
| 2022 | Bob Good Republican | 57.6% | Joshua M. Throneburg Democrat others 0.2% | 42.2% | R+15.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 Personhuballah v. Alcorn: court-drawn map (2016) | |||||
| 2020 | Robert G. “Bob” Good Republican | 52.4% | B. Cameron Webb Democrat others 0.2% | 47.3% | R+5.1 |
| 2018 | Denver L. Riggleman III Republican | 53.2% | Leslie C. Cockburn Democrat others 0.2% | 46.6% | R+6.5 |
| 2016 | Tom A. Garrett Jr. Republican | 58.2% | Jane D. Dittmar Democrat others 0.2% | 41.6% | R+16.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Robert Hurt Republican | 60.9% | W. Lawrence Gaughan Democrat others 3.3% | 35.9% | R+25.0 |
| 2012 | Robert Hurt Republican | 55.4% | John Wade Douglass Democrat others 1.7% | 42.9% | R+12.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Robert Hurt Republican | 50.8% | Thomas S. P. Perriello Democrat others 2.2% | 47.0% | R+3.8 |
| 2008 | Tom S. P. Perriello Democrat | 50.1% | Virgil H. Goode Jr. Republican others 0.1% | 49.9% | D+0.2 |
| 2006 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Republican | 59.1% | Al C. Weed II Democrat others 1.0% | 39.9% | R+19.2 |
| 2004 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Republican | 63.7% | Al C. Weed II Democrat | 36.3% | R+27.4 |
| 2002 | Virgil H. Goode Jr. Republican | 63.5% | Meredith M. Richards Democrat others 0.1% | 36.5% | R+27.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Independent | 67.4% | John W. Boyd, Jr. Democrat others 1.9% | 30.7% | 36.6 |
| 1998 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Democrat | 98.9% | others 1.1% | D+97.9 | |
| 1996 | Virgil H. Goode Jr. Democrat | 60.8% | George C. Landrith III Republican others 3.4% | 35.8% | D+25.0 |
| 1994 | L. F. Payne Democrat | 53.3% | George C. Landrith III Republican | 46.7% | D+6.6 |
| 1992 | L. F. Payne Democrat | 68.9% | W. A. "Bill" Hurlburt Republican | 31.1% | D+37.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Lewis F. Payne Jr. Democrat | 99.4% | others 0.6% | D+98.9 | |
| 1988 | Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Democrat | 54.2% | Charles R. Hawkins Republican others 2.1% | 43.7% | D+10.5 |
| 1986 | W. C. "Dan" Daniel Democrat | 81.5% | J. F. "Frank" Cole Independent | 18.5% | D+63.1 |
| 1984 | W.C. "Dan" Daniel Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 1982 | W.C. (Dan) Daniel Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | W.C. (Dan) Daniel Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.9 | |
| 1978 | Dan Daniel Democrat | 100.0% | others 0.1% | D+99.9 | |
| 1976 | W. C. (Dan) Daniel Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits